Method of and composition for rejuvenating fabrics



Patented June25, 1935 p zoo gz UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DIETHOIl OFAND COMPOSITION FOR REJUVENATING FABRICS George M. Babcock, deceased,late of Evanston, ill}? by Bulia Babcock, administratrix, Evanston,

No Drawing. Application June 29, 1931, Serial No. 547,783

2 Claims. (Cl. 26-28) This invention relates to amethod of and comtoeach other in the order in which they are position for rejuvenatingfabrics, such as woolen stated, as follows: and silk cloth, and itspurpose is to provide a Industrial grain alcohol fluid Ounces method andprocess by which fabrics which have Ammonia, 24% strength 3 fluid ounces5 been worn shipy be rejuvenated and caused Glacial acetic acid, 99%strength- 4 fluid ounces to assume their original appearance andtexture. Muriatic acid 1817 Strength 1 gram It'is a well known fact thatsuits of clothing on of lavendr 1V grams and other articles formed ofwoolen or silk cloth chloroform v 2 flzuid ounces 7 become shiny 'aftercontinued use so that it is, I

10 often necessary to discard them because of their After the foregoingingredients have been 10 unattractive appearance long before they haveadded to each other in the order stated and thorbeen worn out.Heretofore there has been no oughly mixed, sufficient distilled'water isadded satisfactory method of overcoming this difiiculty thereto to makeup a total volume of one gallon, and eliminating the objectionableshine. The which may then be bottled and is ready for disprincipalobject of the present invention is to tribution to the trade. p 15provide a new composition of matter which may After the foregoingcomposition of matter has be applied to the fabric with the result thatthe been spread or otherwise applied to the surface of shiny appearanceis removed, the nap is restored the cloth to be renewed, the cloth ispreferably to its original condition and the dye is renewed rubbed for ashort period of time in order to or: redistributed in such a way thatthe fabric bring about a more perfect distribution of the so has a newand freshened appearance. In praccomposition and cause the compositionto peneticing the invention, the new composition of trate the fabric tosome extent. This results in matter is applied over the surface of thecloth or the restoration of the original nap of the cloth fabric and isthen rubbed in order to secure uniwith a removal of the shine and anapparent'parform distribution thereof and the penetration tialdissolution andredistribution of the dye, so 25 thereof into the fibresof the cloth'or fabric, thus that the cloth takes on a more livelyappearance causing each unit of area'of the cloth or fabric andresembles very closely a fabric of the same to be restored substantiallyto its original state character and quality which has not been used.after a very short period of rubbing and a very It has been found thatthe results obtained so limited application of the compound. In pracwiththe use of the foregoing composition of mat- 80 ticing the method, therubbing of the cloth or ter are substantially improved if the rubbing offabric is preferably effected by an object made the cloth is effected bymeans of a small briquette up of an improved composition of matterheremadei up of rubber having embedded therein a inafter disclosed whichalso forms a part of the quantity of powdered pumice stone and powderedpresent invention and which is adapted to exemery. The pumice stoneand'emery are dis $5 pedite the rejuvenating operation and to bringtributed through the rubber while it is in a more about moresatisfactory results. The'nature of or less plastic state arid then therubber is vulthe improved method of the present invention canized u dhigh pressure for example a presand of the improved composition, as wellas the sure of 18,000 pounds per square inch, with the 40 character ofthe object employed for rubbing, result-thatthereis finally formed abody of ma- 40 will appear more fully hereinafter. 1 terial which may beemployed advantageously in,

The cloth or fabric to be rejuvenated is prefercarrying out the processof the present invenably spread out over a flat surface and the comtion.The rubber compound is preferably vulposition of the present inventionis applied over canized in small molds to formbriquettes which I thesurface of the cloth, preferably by spraying may be conveniently engagedby the hand of ,45' so that a substantially uniform distribution of theuser for rubbing purposes and the rubbing the solution is brought about.This composition surface of the briquette may preferably be rough, is inthe form of a solution which is made up of although that is notessential. the following ingredients, which are preferably The mostperfect results are obtained by using combined in the followingproportions and added all of the ingredients of the foregoingcomposition 50 combined in the proportions stated but some advantageousresults may be obtained by using portions only of these ingredientscombined in other proportions and. the present invention is not 2. Acomposition of matter for rejuvenating cloth made up of sixteen fluidounces of grain alcohol, three fluid ounces of 24% strength ammonia,four fluid ounces of 99% strength glacial acetic acid, one gram of 18%strength muriatic acid, one and one-half grams of oil of lavender andtwo fluid ounces of chloroform mixed together and added to sufllcientdistilled water to make up a total volume of one gallon.

B ULIA BABCOCK, Administrator of the Estate of George M. Babcock,Deceased.

